Buttimer Institute
2025-06-29 - 2025-07-12 | Manhattan University, 4513 Manhattan College Parkway, Riverdale, NY, 10471, United States
The 2025 Buttimer Institute of Lasallian Studies will be held Sunday, June 29 – Saturday, July 12 at Manhattan University in New York. Buttimer is an intensive Lasallian education and formation program that studies the life, work and spirituality of Saint John Baptist de La Salle and the origins of the Lasallian educational mission. Learn more about Buttimer >

Prayer Writing Workshop
2025-06-22 - 2025-06-26 | Christian Brothers Center, 635 Ocean Road, Narragansett, RI, 02882
In an effort to further support and promote the 2025 Year of Lasallian Spirituality, Christian Brothers Conference is pleased to offer a Prayer Writing Workshop for a select group of writers, across all experience levels and ministries. The goal for the gathering is twofold: 1) to create four seasonal prayer resources that will be distributed to educators around the Lasallian Region of North America (RELAN) and 2) to be a spiritually and professionally enriching time of growth.
Applications are now closed.

Brother Raphaël Louis Rafiringa, FSC
2025-05-21
Br. Raphaël Louis Rafiringa was born in Tananarive (Madagascar) on May 1, 1856.
His indefatigable missionary effort suffered as a result of two wars, one in 1883 and the other in 1895. All the missionaries having been chased from the island, Brother Raphaël confronted this difficult situation with a superhuman courage that was crowned with success. As a sign of their recognition of this, the French authorities decorated him with the Madagascan gold medal of merit. As a result of his remarkable literary effort, he was named a member of the Madagascan Academy. He died at Fianarantsoa on May 19, 1919.
On Oct. 18, 1979, the Brothers of this great island requested of Pope John Paul II the introduction of the Cause of the Servant of God.
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Regional Webinar – Navigating the Generative Landscape in Catholic Schools
2025-04-10 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York) | Virtual
Navigating the Generative Landscape in Catholic Schools
Date: Thursday, April 10, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. ET / 3:00 p.m. PT
Speaker: Father Nate Wills, CSC, Ph.D., faculty of the Mary Ann Remick Leadership Program and director of the Higher-Powered Learning program in the University of Notre Dame’s Alliance for Catholic Education
Amid the explosion of generative artificial intelligence tools, how should Catholic educators and schools respond? How might these tools empower Catholic school teachers to meet the needs of all learners? What’s helpful and what’s harmful? In this dynamic webinar, Holy Cross priest and education professor at the University of Notre Dame, Father Nate Wills will address the burning questions of Catholic educators regarding AI while staying grounded in educational best practices and church teaching. Learn practical ways to use powerful generative AI tools to supercharge your teaching and help your students grow.
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Johnston Institute, Midwest Gathering
2025-03-27 - 2025-03-29 | Alverna Center, St. Mary’s University, 1175 W. Wabasha St., Winona, MN, 55987, United States
Fifth cohort Johnston participants from the Midwest District will gather March 27-29, 2025, at the Alverna Center on St. Mary’s University’s campus in Winona, Minnesota.

The Brother John Johnston Institute of Contemporary Lasallian Practice is a two-year Regional formation program that focuses on deepening participants’ understanding of Saint John Baptist de La Salle’s story and vision, Lasallian pedagogy, the Lasallian promotion of justice and Lasallian spirituality while utilizing contemporary texts to inform and influence current and future Lasallian practice.

Johnston Institute, DENA Gathering
2025-03-20 - 2025-03-22 | Bon Secours Retreat Center, 1525 Marriottsville Rd, Marriottsville, MD, 21104, United States
Fifth cohort Johnston participants from the District of Eastern North America (DENA) will gather March 20-22, 2025, at Bon Secours Retreat Center in Marriottsville, Maryland.

The Brother John Johnston Institute of Contemporary Lasallian Practice is a two-year Regional formation program that focuses on deepening participants’ understanding of Saint John Baptist de La Salle’s story and vision, Lasallian pedagogy, the Lasallian promotion of justice and Lasallian spirituality while utilizing contemporary texts to inform and influence current and future Lasallian practice.

Theological Reflection: The Educator’s Journey to Transformation
2025-03-18 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
REGIONAL WEBINAR FOR THE YEAR OF LASALLIAN SPIRITUALITY
Theological Reflection: The Educator’s Journey to Transformation
Presenters: Brother Michael French, FSC, and Brother Michael Phipps, FSC
Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2025, 6:00 p.m. ET/ 3:00 p.m. PT
Saint John Baptist de La Salle encouraged his Brothers to see their faith formation and ministry as one — a united force of transformation, rooted in their relationship with God. A practical theologian, De La Salle’s writings provide a spiritual framework for educators to integrate faith and teaching. Theological reflection has long been a process for fostering dialogue around seeing new perspectives and making meaning of current contexts, using texts as reference points for guiding discourse.
Employing the tool of theological reflection, we will seek to understand how the tenets of De La Salle’s spiritual program continue to inspire the transformational vocation of teacher. This webinar invites participants to explore the enriching impact of De La Salle’s theology alongside the pillars of Lasallian spirituality and to reflect on their experience of faith and ministry in their journey as an educator.
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Johnston Institute, SFNO Gathering
2025-03-13 - 2025-03-15 | Mont La Salle, 4401 Redwood Road, Napa, CA, 94558, United States
Fifth cohort Johnston participants from the District of San Francisco New Orleans (SFNO) will gather March 13-15, 2025, at Mont La Salle in Napa, California.

The Brother John Johnston Institute of Contemporary Lasallian Practice is a two-year Regional formation program that focuses on deepening participants’ understanding of Saint John Baptist de La Salle’s story and vision, Lasallian pedagogy, the Lasallian promotion of justice and Lasallian spirituality while utilizing contemporary texts to inform and influence current and future Lasallian practice.

2025 LASSCA Conference
2025-02-23 - 2025-02-26
“New Horizons: Prayer, Pedagogy and Practice for Lasallian Leaders”
Hotel Fera Anaheim, Orange, CA, February 23-26, 2025
This year’s conference will bring together an inspiring array of speakers, workshops, and discussions designed to challenge and nurture you in your roles as educational leaders. The keynote speaker will be Dan Fitzpatrick, an international educational strategist who enables schools to innovate the ever-changing world of artificial intelligence. I recently had the chance to hear Dan speak at the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) Catholic Leadership Summit. I promise that he will be well received. As always, the conference will provide space for prayer, reflection, and fellowship, helping us to stay grounded in our calling while navigating our responsibilities as presidents, principals and board chairs who are deeply rooted in our mission to “teach minds and touch hearts.”

Regional Webinar - Reflections from the Peripheries: The Leavening Movement in RELAN
2025-02-19 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2025, 6:00 p.m. ET / 3:00 p.m. PT

Speakers: Dr. Kurt Schackmuth, chief mission officer and vice president for student life, Lewis University, Romeoville, Illinois; and RELAN delegate to the International Council for Lasallian Association and the Educational Mission (CIAMEL)
In 2022, the General Council in Rome published “The Leavening Project: Growing Together in the Lasallian Dream.” This inspiring pastoral reflection was an opportunity for the Council to share their collective thoughts about how Lasallians worldwide can bring the commitments of the 46th General Chapter to life in small yet vibrant ways.
This webinar invites participants to further explore and more deeply understand the purpose, background and lived reality of “The Leavening Project,” as well as its call for all Lasallians to move to the peripheries. Participants will learn about inspiring ways “The Leavening Project” is being lived out in RELAN as well as discuss how each of us can be leaven in our own ministries and institutions.
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Blessed James Miller, FSC
2025-02-14
February 13, 2020, marked the inaugural memorial for beatified Brother James Miller, FSC. Brother James was killed in the afternoon of February 13, 1982, while repairing a wall just outside “La Casa Indígena De La Salle” in Guatemala.
In 2010, Brother James was designated a Servant of God and a martyr for the faith, and on Thursday, November 8, 2018, Pope Francis approved a decree recognizing that Brother James Miller died as a martyr. Brother James is the first De La Salle Christian Brother from the United States to be beatified. Brother James was beatified on December 7, 2019, in Huehuetenango. The Church calendar now considers February 13, the date of his death, as a memorial observance in the liturgical year.
Learn more about Brother James’ life, legacy and cause for canonization at brotherjamesmiller.org.

Blessed James Miller Feast Day Celebration
2025-02-13 17:30 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Custer, WI, Custer, WI, United States
Gather in-person to celebrate the feast of Blessed James Miller, FSC, the first religious Brother from the United States to be beatified. Father Alan Guanella, pastor of Our Lady Queen of Heaven, and Brother Larry Schatz, FSC, vocation director, Midwest Director, will lead a prayer service at Brother James’ grave, followed by a reception at Sacred Heart Church.
5:30 p.m. Gravesite Prayer Service, St. Martin’s Church*
St. Martin Church Cemetery 6692 Highway 66 Custer, Wisconsin 54423
6:00 p.m. Reception, Sacred Heart Church
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
7377 Church St.
Custer, Wisconsin 54423
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*In the event of inclement weather, the prayer service will be held at Sacred Heart Church.
Questions, contact Chris Swain, at cswain@cbconf.org or (202) 529-0047 x104

Saint Miguel Febres Cordero, FSC
2025-02-11
Francisco Febres Cordero was born into a family that has always been prominent in Ecuadorian politics. Crippled from birth, he had to overcome family opposition to realize his vocation to be a lay religious, the first native of Ecuador to be received into the Institute. Brother Miguel was a gifted teacher from the start and a diligent student. When he was not quite 20 years old, he published the first of his many books, a Spanish grammar that soon became a standard text. In time his research and publications in the field of literature and linguistics put him in touch with scholars all over the world and he was granted membership in the National Academies of Ecuador and Spain.
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Online Educator Forum: "Walking With Blessed James Miller: Integrating his Legacy Into Schools"
2025-01-29 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Join us for an opportunity during Catholic Schools Week for educators to deepen their knowledge of Blessed James Miller’s life and martyrdom. Participants will have the opportunity to dialogue around integrating his legacy of faith, justice and social change into the school and classroom settings, as well as resources that can support these efforts.
This online forum will be led Christian Bordak-Roseman from St. John’s College High School, Washington, D.C.; Brother Patrick Conway, FSC, from Christian Brother’s University in Memphis, Tenneesee; and Lou Anne Tighe, from Cretin-Derham Hall, St. Paul, Minnesota.
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Questions, contact Chris Swain, at cswain@cbconf.org or (202) 529-0047 x104

Commemoration of the Transfer of the Relics of Saint John Baptist de La Salle
2025-01-26
John Baptist de La Salle was buried in the chapel of St. Suzanne on Holy Saturday, April 8, 1719. On July 6, 1734, his body was transferred to a chapel at Saint Yon. The tomb was vandalized during the French Revolution but the relics were not. In 1841, the superiors received approval to have the relics moved to the Generalate.

After the Brothers were expelled from France in 1904, the relics were taken from Rouen to Lembecq-lez-Hal in Belgium. In 1937 they were transported to Rome where they arrived on January 26, the anniversary of the promulgation in 1725 of the Bull of Approbation of the Institute. The relics are now in the church of Saint John Baptist de La Salle at the Generalate in Rome.

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Regional Webinar - Spiritual Direction: Walking the Sacred Path, Together
2025-01-08 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Speakers: Holly Hoey Germann, Theology Teacher, Totino-Grace High School, Fridley, MN
Educators who have a deep faith positively impact the young people entrusted to their care. Often, educators will use their faith as a source of nourishment to sustain their ministry. However, many find themselves feeling “burnt out,” isolated in their faith and unsure of where to turn. Spiritual direction can be an antidote to these feelings.
Spiritual direction, also called spiritual companioning, is a contemplative practice. It is a way to grow and deepen one’s faith, regardless of background, tradition, or past experiences. It is a confidential, professional and sacred relationship between two people who journey together to discover how the Divine is moving in their life.
Through this webinar, Holly will explain spiritual direction as a contemplative practice. She will use Saint John Baptist de La Salle’s life as an example of someone who was committed to spiritual direction and the contemplative life as a way of maintaining his ministry. Finally, she will lead participants through a prayer experience as a glimpse into a spiritual direction conversation.
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"Hearts in the Peripheries" Institute Webinar
2024-12-09 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York)
The International Council for Lasallian Association and the Educational Mission (CIAMEL) is hosting a “Hearts in the Peripheries” webinar to further explain of the Leavening Project, share opportunities for collaboration and create energy around the movement, particularly during the invitational season of Advent.
All Lasallian educators, Brothers and Partners from the five Regions of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools are invited.
Participants are asked to prepare for the session by reading “The Leavening Project: Growing together in the Lasallian Dream” and Lasallian Reflection 10: Our Heart Is In the Peripheries.
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Martyr of Hope and Witness of Justice: Blessed James Miller Prayer Service
2024-12-07 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York)
Commemorate the fifth anniversary of Blessed James Miller’s beatification with us. Join us for an online prayer service, led by Brother Larry Schatz, FSC, on Saturday, Dec. 7 at 12 p.m. ET / 9 a.m. PT where we will remember and reflect on Brother James’ life and invoke his intercession.
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Huether Lasallian Conference, 2024
2024-11-21 16:00 - 2024-11-23 21:00 (America/New_York) | Hyatt Regency Baltimore Inner Harbor, 300 Light Street, Baltimore, 21202, United States
The 51st Huether Lasallian Conference will take place November 21-23, 2024, at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore Inner Harbor Hotel. Learn more about Huether >

The Concentration Programs at La Salle College High School: Sparking Academic Interest in Sometimes Overlooked “Average” Students
2024-11-04 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
THE CONCENTRATION PROGRAMS AT LA SALLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL: SPARKING ACADEMIC INTEREST IN SOMETIMES OVERLOOKED “AVERAGE” STUDENTS
Date: Monday, November 4, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. ET / 3:00 p.m. PT
Speakers: Brother Anthony Baginski, FSC, Associate Dean for the Concentrations Program, and Michael Sabatino, Director of Technology and Information Systems and IT Professional Concentration Coordinator, La Salle College High School, Wyndmoor, PA
The concentration programs at La Salle College High School are designed to tap into the transformative potential of tailored educational pathways. This session explores how specialized concentration programs can reignite passion and engagement among students often overlooked by traditional educational models. A significant focus will be on the IT professional concentration, highlighting its relevance in today’s digital age and its accessibility for many schools to deploy. Learn how schools can integrate this program with minimal resources, leveraging existing technology and partnerships to provide students with valuable, industry-relevant skills.
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Blessed Spanish Martyrs of the 20th Century
2024-11-01
During the Spanish Civil War in 1936, seven Brothers lost their lives for the crime of professing and teaching the Catholic faith. On Oct. 10, 1993, they were beatified.
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Blessed Arnold Rèche, FSC
2024-10-25
Jules-Nicolas Rèche was born into a poor family living in Landroff in the province of Lorraine. He left school at an early age to work as a stable-boy, a coachman, and finally as a teamster for a local construction company. Even as a young man he was known among his fellow workers for his piety and his self-discipline. He first met the Brothers while attending evening classes in their school and asked to be admitted into the congregation.
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Johnston Institute, DENA Gathering
2024-10-24 - 2024-10-26 | Shawnee Inn, 100 Shawnee Inn Dr, Shawnee on Delaware, PA, 18356
Fifth cohort Johnston participants from the District of Eastern North America (DENA) will gather October 24-26, 2024, at the Shawnee Inn in Shawnee on Delaware, Pennsylvania.

The Brother John Johnston Institute of Contemporary Lasallian Practice is a two-year Regional formation program that focuses on deepening participants’ understanding of Saint John Baptist de La Salle’s story and vision, Lasallian pedagogy, the Lasallian promotion of justice and Lasallian spirituality while utilizing contemporary texts to inform and influence current and future Lasallian practice.

Johnston Institute, Midwest Gathering
2024-10-17 - 2024-10-19 | Brother David Darst Center, 6336 S. Kilbourn Ave., Chicago, IL, 60629, United States
Fifth cohort Johnston participants from the Midwest District will gather October 17-19, 2024, at the Brother David Darst Center in Chicago, Illinois.

The Brother John Johnston Institute of Contemporary Lasallian Practice is a two-year Regional formation program that focuses on deepening participants’ understanding of Saint John Baptist de La Salle’s story and vision, Lasallian pedagogy, the Lasallian promotion of justice and Lasallian spirituality while utilizing contemporary texts to inform and influence current and future Lasallian practice.

Fostering a Culture of Vocation: The Call of Everyone Within Our Lasallian Family
2024-10-16 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
FOSTERING A CULTURE OF VOCATION: THE CALL OF EVERYONE WITHIN OUR LASALLIAN FAMILY
Date: Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. ET / 3:00 p.m. PT
Speakers: Brother David Caretti, FSC, Director of Vocation Ministry, District of San Francisco New Orleans, Napa, CA, and Chris Swain, Director for the Office of Lasallian Vocation Ministry, Christian Brothers Conference, Romeoville, IL
All engaged in the Lasallian charism contribute to animating and instilling a culture of vocation – a shared mission to awaken “each person to discover how God desires them to love” and live that out as a “response to the needs of the world” (Circular 475 From Hope to Commitment: Understanding Lasallian Vocations, 2020).
This webinar will provide participants with shared understandings and practical ways to invite, encourage and accompany colleagues and young people in joyfully discovering the ways in which God is calling them. Within our Lasallian charism and mission, fostering a culture of vocation is a foundational commitment that forms our Lasallian educational community and provides vision and direction to everyone in carrying out their shared ministry.
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Blessed Nicolas Barré
2024-10-16
Nicolas Barré was born Oct. 21, 1621, in Amiens, France. In 1641, he joined the Minim Order of St. Francis of Paola, where he taught philosophy while still remaining a deacon. After becoming a priest in 1645, he became a professor of theology and librarian. After falling ill, he moved to a convent in Amiens and later to Rouen. While he was there, he carried out his idea of “Little Charitable Schools” and “the Charitable Teachers.”  He was consulted by John Baptist de La Salle and helped develop the foundation of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. Nicholas Barré died May 31, 1686, in Paris, France.
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Brothers in Initial Formation Gathering
2024-10-11 - 2024-10-14 | Carmelite Spiritual Center, 8419 Bailey Road, Darien, IL, 60561, United States
The Brothers in Initial Formation Gathering will take place October 11-14 at the Carmelite Spirituality Center.

Saint Martyrs of Turón
2024-10-11
In 1934, Turón, a coal-mining town in the Asturias Province in Northwestern Spain, was the center of anti-government and anticlerical hostility in the years prior to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War. The Brothers’ school was an irritant to the radicals in charge of the town because of the religious influence it exerted on the young. The Brothers were known to defy the ban on teaching religion and they openly escorted their students to Sunday Mass.
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Saint Jaime Hilario Barbal, FSC
2024-10-11
Manuel Barbal Cosan was born on Jan. 2, 1898, in Enviny, a small town at the foot of the Pyrenees in northern Spain. Known for his serious nature, he was only 12 years old when, with the blessing of his devout and hardworking parents, he entered the minor seminary of the diocese of Urgel. He soon developed hearing problems and was advised to return home. Convinced that God was calling him, he was overjoyed in 1917 to learn that the Institute of the Brothers would accept him in the novitiate at Irun, Spain.
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Johnston Institute, SFNO Gathering
2024-10-10 - 2024-10-12 | The Cenacle on the Lake, 5500 St Mary St., Metairie, LA, 70006, United States
Fifth cohort Johnston participants from the District of San Francisco New Orleans (SFNO) will gather October 10-12, 2024, at the The Cenacle on the Lake Retreat Center in Metairie, Louisiana.

The Brother John Johnston Institute of Contemporary Lasallian Practice is a two-year Regional formation program that focuses on deepening participants’ understanding of Saint John Baptist de La Salle’s story and vision, Lasallian pedagogy, the Lasallian promotion of justice and Lasallian spirituality while utilizing contemporary texts to inform and influence current and future Lasallian practice.
